ARRISTIDE GOUMGUE TCHATUA

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DevOps Engineer Automation Docker, Kubernetes CI/CD Terraform RDBMS... SUMMARY:

Offering over 15+ years of experience in the IT industry. Passionate Results-driven DevOps Engineer with experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for high-availability applications. Adept at leveraging cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) to streamline deployment processes. Proven track record in automating infrastructure, reducing deployment times by up to 30%, and ensuring robust system scalability. Proficient in scripting with bash Shell, and proficient in configuration management tools like Ansible. Hands-on with Terraform as Infrastructure as a Code tool, to speed up reusable AWS infrastructure development platform, quickly deploy critical applications, and proactively manage change. Set up the framework for one-click build and deployment on non- production environments. Strong communicator and collaborative team player, known for delivering innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency.

SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server

Linux: Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Kali

Infrastructure Platform: AWS, On-premises, Azure

Infrastructure As Code: Terraform, CloudFormation,

Virtualization: VirtualBox, VMware, Vagrant

Methodologies: Agile DevOps

Project Management Tool: Jira, Confluence, Slack, Okta

Project Meeting: Scrum Meeting, Sprint planning, Sprint retro, Technical Review session

Version Control Tools: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket

Build Management Tools: Maven, NPM

CI Code Quality Analysis Tool: SonarQube

Frontend applications: Angular, React, Apache

Backend application: Java Spring Boot

Application Server: Tomcat, NodeJS

Web server: Apache, Nginx

Reverse proxy: Nginx, HAProxy

Artifactory: Jfrog, Nexus, Maven

Scripting: Bash, YAML, Groovy, HashiCorp

Configuration Management Tool: Ansible

CICD Tool: Jenkins

Database Administrator: MySQL, PostgreSQL,

DynamoDB, MongoDB...

Container Tool: Docker

Container Orchestration Tool: Kubernetes

Kubernetes Cluster Administration: EKS, KOPS,

KUBEADMN, Kubectl, Helm, ISTIO, EKSCTL, Deployment, Master Pod and Dynamic Pod Agent, Cluster IP, Load Balancer, Ingress Controller, Ingress Rules, Readiness, liveness, PV & PVC, RBAC, Namespace, Labels, Worker Node Selector, Taint & Tolerations ... etc

AWS Cloud Platform: EKS, MSK, RDS, CloudWatch,

Route 53, VPC, EC2, AMI, IAM, ALB, NAT Gateway, SNS, Network ACL, Security Groups, Auto Scaling Group,

Launch Template,

Automation: Infrastructure Provisioning, Application Provisioning

Monitoring Tool: Prometheus and Grafana stack,

Nagios, Rancher

Centralized Logging Solution: Fluentd, Elasticsearch, and Kibana stack; Splunk

Networking: TCP/IP, VPN, Load Balancing, DNS, Etc.

VPN: AWS VPN Client

Design Tool: Lucid

Message Brooker: Kafka, Active MQ, Rabbit MQ

Productivity Software: Paint, Markdown, Notepad++, VS Code, Putty, Microsoft 365 Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, OneNote

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Set up and maintained a 99% uptime of a network of 100+ Linux Servers

Experience with networking, routing, VLANs, switching, load balancers, and firewalls.

Creating and maintaining fully automated pipelines for efficient code integration, testing, and deployment using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar that reduce human error and speed up the production process.

Streamlined deployment processes, resulting in a 35% reduction in deployment time, enhancing overall project delivery speed.

Implemented cloud cost optimization strategies, leading to a 20% reduction in monthly AWS expenditure while maintaining optimal performance levels.

Build and Deploy Dockers containers to break up Monolithic applications into Microservices Applications, improving developer workflow, increasing scalability, highly availability, and security.

Automate deployment, scalability, management, and monitoring of containerized applications on Kubernetes Cluster

Managing and optimizing AWS Cloud Resources to build and deploy highly available, scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure applications.

Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for configurations, processes, and procedures, and sharing knowledge with team members.

Hands on experience to integrate Jenkins with Git, Bitbucket, GitHub, Maven, NPM, Jfrog Artifactory, SonarQube, Docker Engine, Docker Registry, Helm, Ansible, Kubernetes Cluster, etc.

Hands-on experience working with Project Scrum Tool (Jira Board) to plan and measure the team efforts to achieve the yearly goals.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

DevOps Engineer 2017 - Present

Wimora Technology

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Developer, Scrum Manager, SRE, and Change Manager to build and deploy microservices applications into multiple environments using Jenkins CICD Pipeline to run the workloads in the Kubernetes cluster; using Route 53 Entry, Ingress Controller, Ingress Rules, and ALB to expose my PODs to the end users.

Build and deploy a frontend app responsible for sending data received from the end user; build and deploy backend RESTful API based on which microservices can handle that load; build and deploy the Application Gateway setup in-between frontend and RESTful API to route the traffic to the right microservices app by configuring credentials in the Java Sprint Boot source code to connected frontend and backend applications.

Using Helm Charts to deploy YAML manifests files on Kubernetes Cluster in Environment-Specific Segregation.

Utilizing tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to automate server provisioning, configuration, and maintenance, ensuring consistency and reliability.

Setting up monitoring solutions (e.g., ELK Stack, Prometheus) to track system performance and implement optimizations.

Setting up Prometheus and Grafana stack as PODs to monitor my Kubernetes workloads.

Hands-on experience to deploy Rancher with Helm to manage Kubernetes Cluster with the graphical UI.

Administering databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and implementing optimization techniques for efficient data storage and retrieval.

Developing and maintaining scripts (Bash, Ansible, etc.) for tasks such as data migration, system maintenance, and process automation.

Automated routine tasks, such as server provisioning and configuration, resulting in a 40% increase in operational efficiency.

Experience in DevOps, including the design and automation of IaaS and PaaS service capabilities.

Excellent understanding of Internet technologies and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL, etc.).

Working knowledge of software development source control, build, debugging, deployment, log monitoring, scripting, and software testing.

Experience with full software development life cycle, familiarity with SQL databases, documentation, and technical writing.

Infrastructure Analyst (Intern) Systems and Networks Administrator Mar 2004 – Dec 2016 Central Files Section

Key Responsibilities:

Install, configure, and maintain servers, storage systems, network devices, and related hardware/software components.

Expertise in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting DHCP, DNS, and NFS servers.

Develop and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans and processes to safeguard critical data and systems.

Design and implement network security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPNs.

Monitor server performance, conduct regular system checks, and apply security patches and updates.

Manage virtualized environments (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.) and AWS for optimal resource utilization.

Respond to system and network incidents, diagnose, and troubleshoot issues, and implement corrective actions in a timely manner.

Experience with tools and terminology from an AWS infrastructure environment. EC2, auto-scaling, Self- healing, AMI, ELB, EBS, S3 Bucket, RDS.

Collaborated with developers to build their development pipeline and deploy code to environments while maintaining SDLC, SLA, and agile methodologies.

EDUCATION:

DevOps Practitioner Engineer • Valaxy Technologies • Bengaluru South, Karnataka • India 2017 AWS Cloud Practitioner • Valaxy Technologies • Bengaluru South, Karnataka • India 2017 Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences • Systems and Networks • IAI-Cameroon 2011 Faculty of Sciences Mathematics & Physics • University of Yaoundé 1• Cameroon 2004 LANGUAGE:

English as first language French as first language Spanish as second language REFERENCE:

Available upon request.

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